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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Nov 20, 2023
Drawing from Jesus' letter to the church at Smyrna in Revelation 2:8–11, Pastor Bill calls believers to reframe suffering through two lenses: looking to Jesus (the First and the Last, who died and rose again) rather than fixating on their pain, and listening to Jesus rather than their fears. Like the city of Smyrna itself — named for myrrh, which only releases its sweet aroma when crushed — faithful followers who endure suffering for the cause of Christ are not losing; they are winning the only victory that lasts into eternity.